ISLANDERS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Cal Clutterbuck has brought a physical style of play to the Islanders, as well as added leadership in the locker room since he joined the team ahead of the 2013-14 season.
Those are just some of the qualities that led to the Islanders giving Clutterbuck a five-year contract extension on Friday. It’s also why captain John Tavares is happy that the Islanders are retaining Clutterbuck’s...

With points in six consecutive games, the New York Islanders have finally found some consistency. Thanks to quality goaltending, a four-game point streak from captain John Tavares and streaky goal-scoring of Anders Lee, the Isles have begun to turn their season around. But is this just a flash in the pan or is it that the real Islanders failed to show up for the first quarter of...

Boy, Matt Martin must feel left out. Islanders right winger Cal Clutterbuck avoided what would have been an anxious trade deadline by signing a five-year, $17.5 million deal on Friday, carrying an annual salary-cap hit of $3.5 million, leaving Martin as the only member of the team’s vaunted fourth line that didn’t re-sign. The 29-year-old Clutterbuck...

The New York Islanders faced another tough opponent in the St. Louis Blues on Thursday, but two goals by Anders Lee and some solid goaltending by Thomas Greiss led the Islanders to a 3-2 win at the Barclays Center.
The game was evenly played throughout but the victory extended the Islanders’ points streak to six games (5-0-1) and got them over the .500 mark for the first time all...

NEW YORK -- Anders Lee's second goal of the game with just over seven minutes remaining lifted the New York Islanders to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.Lee's go-ahead score on a slap shot came after Casey Cizikas won a faceoff in the Blues zone and sent the puck back to Lee, who rifled it past Allen with 7:18 left. Lee, who started the season slowly, now...

NEW YORK (AP) Anders Lee's second goal of the game with just over seven minutes remaining lifted the New York Islanders to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. Lee's go-ahead score on a slap shot came after Casey Cizikas won a faceoff in the Blues zone and sent the puck back to Lee, who rifled it past Allen with 7:18 left. Lee, who started the season slowly...

It’s safe to say the St. Louis Blues aren’t going to be big fans of the New York Islanders’ home in Brooklyn any time soon. Heading into a game against the Isles on Thursday night, the Blues missed their morning skate due to a “clogged commute” which prevented them from making it to the arena.
#stlblues have canceled their morning skate all together because of the clogged...

The New York Islanders look to continue their recent strong play when they host the St. Louis Blues at the Barclays Center Thursday night. It is the first meeting of the season between these two teams. The Islanders are 4-0-1 in their last five games and are now 10-10-5 on the season. Thomas Greiss will be between the pipes for the Islanders while St. Louis will start Jake Allen...

The Islanders look to have their points streak extended tonight, when they take on the Blues in Brooklyn. The Islanders have points in five straight (4-0-1)
Thomas Greiss gets the start in net. Anthony Beauvillier will be back in the lineup, and Johnny Boychuk is a game-time decision.
Coach Jack Capuano said Ryan Strome may have been hit by the flu bug as well, so he may not be playing...

There is no questioning the talent of John Tavares. The Islanders captain has proven himself as one of the elite centers in the NHL. Then why is it that in his eight years in the league — isn’t that scary? — the Islanders brass, run by general manager Garth Snow since 2006, never has been...

Thomas Vanek spent a portion of the 2013-14 season with the New York Islanders, skating in 47 games while scoring 17 goals and 27 assists. Though his time with the Islanders was brief, he had some strong statements against the team’s move from Long Island to Brooklyn.
Vanek claims that players were turned off by the team’s move, resulting in the Islanders losing some free agents...

It took the New York Islanders 18 games and six road games to finally win their first game of the season away from the Barclays Center. The Islanders won just their sixth game of the season on Tuesday night, and their second win against the Anaheim Ducks. The final score was 3-2, but the shootout score was 5-4, as it took FOURTEEN rounds to decide the winner in this one. The game...

It’s Thanksgiving week, so what would a hockey mailbag be without rankings of Thanksgiving side dishes? What does Jack Capuano have to do get fired? And if NHL players were super heroes, who would they be? Let’s pour gravy on this thing and get started.
1. What does Jack Capuano have to do to get fired? How many games in a row does he have to lose for the Islanders to pull the...

The New York Islanders head coach, Jack Capuano, is famous for changing up the lines constantly from game to game, and even within a game as well. The big time acquisition in the offseason, Andrew Ladd, has been invisible through his first seventeen games as an Islander, leading to him being the center piece in Capuano’s carousel of line changes early on in the season.
John Tavares...

You'll
also
receive Yardbarker's daily Top 10, featuring the best sports stories from around the web.
Customize your newsletter to get articles on your favorite sports and teams. And the best part? It's free!